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My present work concerns the ...

My present work concerns the problems connected with the theory of elementary particles, the theory of gravitation and cosmology and I shall be glad if I can manage to make some contribution to these important branches of science.

Andrei Sakharov 32 quotes

Intellectual freedom is the o...

Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and culture.

Andrei Sakharov 32 quotes

Do not trust governments more...

Do not trust governments more than governments trust their own people.

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I've always thought that the ...

I've always thought that the most powerful weapon in the world was the bomb and that's why I gave it to my people, but I've come to the conclusion that the most powerful weapon in the world is not the bomb but it's the truth

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We regard as 'scientific' a m...

We regard as 'scientific' a method based on deep analysis of facts, theories, and views, presupposing unprejudiced, unfearing open discussion and conclusions. The complexity and diversity of all the phenomena of modern life, the great possibilities and dangers linked with the scientific-technical revolution and with a number of social tendencies demand precisely such an approach, as has been acknowledged in a number of official statements.

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Intellectual freedom is essen...

Intellectual freedom is essential -- freedom to obtain and distribute information, freedom for open-minded and unfearing debate and freedom from pressure by officialdom and prejudices. Such freedom of thought is the only guarantee against an infection of people by mass myths, which, in the hands of treacherous hypocrites and demagogues, can be transformed into bloody dictatorship.

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International affairs must be...

International affairs must be completely permeated with scientific methodology and a democratic spirit, with a fearless weighing of all facts, views, and theories, with maximum publicity of ultimate and intermediate goals, and with a consistency of principles.

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I regard the death penalty as...

I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society. I reject the notion that the death penalty has any essential deterrent effect on potential offenders. I am convinced that the contrary is true - that savagery begets only savagery.

Andrei Sakharov 32 quotes

I regard the death penalty as...

I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society.

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Nothing threatens freedom of ...

Nothing threatens freedom of the personality and the meaning of life like war, poverty, terror. But there are also indirect and only slightly more remote dangers. One of these is the stupefaction of man (the "gray mass," to use the cynical term of bourgeois prognosticators) by mass culture with its intentional or commercially motivated lowering of intellectual level and content, with its stress on entertainment or utilitarianism, and with its carefully protective censorship.

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Profound insights arise only ...

Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not only correct ideas but also dubious ideas.

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I could not stop something I ...

I could not stop something I knew was wrong and terrible. I had an awful sense of powerlessness.

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In and after 1964 when I bega...

In and after 1964 when I began to concern myself with the biological issues, and particularly from 1967 onwards, the extent of the problems over which I felt uneasy increased to such a point that in 1968 I felt a compelling urge to make my views public.

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In 1947 I defended my thesis ...

In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose task was to develop nuclear weapons.

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Our country, like every moder...

Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society.

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Both now and for always, I in...

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

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For me, the moral difficultie...

For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure which is not directed against me personally but which at the same time is all around me.

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A country which does not resp...

A country which does not respect the rights of its own citizens will not respect the rights of its neighbours

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We should not minimize our sac...

We should not minimize our sacred endeavors in this world, where, like faint glimmers in the dark, we have emerged....

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You can't sit on two chairs at...

You can't sit on two chairs at once.

Andrei Sakharov 32 quotes

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